Community Partners
AIDE Canada Library is a free resource for all Canadians seeking information on autism and related disabilities. Their collection features over 6,000 curated items, including books, audiobooks, and ebooks. Learn more at library.aidecanada.ca
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The South Asian Canadian Digital Archive (SACDA) collects, digitizes, digitally preserves, and makes accessible materials with significant ties to the South Asian diaspora across Canada. Learn more at sacda.ca
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Out On The Shelves Library has been serving Vancouver’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community since 1983. The library has taken many forms over the years, but has always been a volunteer-run organization dedicated to making queer books accessible, and celebrating queer stories. Learn more at outontheshelveslibrary.com
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Vancouver Black Library is just what you’d imagine – a Library run by Black organizers, dedicated for Black and BIPOC community members. This is a space to not only sign out books for free, this is intended to be used as a study space, a chill space, a safe space. Find out more at www.librarycat.org/lib/VanBlackLibrary
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X̱wi7x̱wa Library is the only Indigenous branch of an academic library in Canada and is often looked to as a leader in Indigenous Academic Librarianship in British Columbia, Canada, and internationally. Learn more at xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
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The Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal (DTES RAP) provides access to research and research-related materials relevant to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). The DTES RAP is led by the Making Research Accessible initiative (MRAi), a partnership at the University of British Columbia (UBC) between the Learning Exchange and the Library. Learn about their work at dtesresearchaccess.ubc.ca